by Lucas Gerace
Everyone loves super hero team-ups right? Batman and Superman, Wolvie and Spidey? Well, we the readers are certainly in for a treat with the real life dynamic duo of Tim Sale and Jeph Loeb. Their past collaborations have included Batman: The Long Halloween, Dark Victory, Haunted Knight, and Catwoman: When in Rome. Anyone who has read these books will recognize the impact and influence on that little screen gem Dark Knight. Yeah, they’re that good.
This time around, however, our favorite pair are working for DC’s most distinguished competitor; Marvel. That’s right! In the same vein as Spiderman Blue, Hulk Grey, and Daredevil Yellow, they have begun to work on a series starring America’s favorite fallen son…that’s right…Captain America! Captain America White’s premier issue # 0 is set in the halcyon days of World War II and retells the origin of Bucky. The real Bucky, none of that resurrected Winter Soldier business, we’re talkin’ star struck, cartwheelin’, teenage sidekick.
This book is full of the classic, evocative artwork Sale is known for. There is a certain timeless quality to the images that place these characters back in their prime, back when lady’s were called dames, and the moral barometer was still set relatively rather high. Coupled with the Loeb’s poignant dialogue that seems lifted out of those old 1940’s movie serials, this comic truly is a trip back through time to the Golden Age of heroes that are now either dead or drastically re-imagined from their initial versions.
If, Yellow, Blue, and Grey, were any indication of what’s to come then it’s my sound advice to get in on the ground floor. The origin stories are a nice counterpoint to the Marvel Universe today. It’s kind of like when you go to your grandparents house and you flip through old albums and see what your family was like before ipods and cell phones…well minus the milk and cookies and other obligatory grandma-prepared snacks.
This man says…it’s a great read and not to be missed!
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